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Whether in informal, everyday conversations or professional dialogues, people do many things while they are speaking or writing. This volume focuses on the fundamental functions of text and talk: interactional, social, political and cultural.
Concerned with issues such as power, knowledge and organizational discourse, this book
This text offers a critical review of the major approaches to the study of everyday explaining and arguing. Illuminating the range of contemporary approaches with concrete examples, the author's concern is to test theory against practice.
By emphasizing how to think strategically about a research project, the author of this innovative book shows readers the important steps... Læs mere
Consolidating alternative perspectives on communication and negotiation, this volume reviews the work of noted communication scholars and suggests directions for future... Læs mere
Defines information, contrasting non-linear and reflexive ideas about human communication with linear perspectives. Information is equated with uncertainty; this presents a pattern for the... Læs mere
Focusing on deception in interpersonal communication, this volume explores nonverbal cues and other detection devices, situational factors affecting detection accuracy and ethical... Læs mere